DFW HERPS |
Storeria dekayi |
Brownsnake |
BROWNSNAKE Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) STATUS: Uncommon DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Trinity River Bottoms, Cedar-limestone Hills, Blackland Prairie, Western Cross Timbers SUBSPECIES: Texas Brownsnake (S. d. texana Trapido, 1944) COMMENTS: The Texas brownsnake is usually found under rocks and railroad ties around residences along streams, creeks, and rivers of the Metroplex. |